Shimane Winery
Today, the last day of my two-day holiday, I went to Shimane Winery by bike. The building looked a bit old, but I enjoyed the wine tasting corner and ... 続きをみる
Today, the last day of my two-day holiday, I went to Shimane Winery by bike. The building looked a bit old, but I enjoyed the wine tasting corner and ... 続きをみる
こんにちは、Milky-Englishです。 英語学習を習慣化する学習方法として、「英語で日記を書く」というのがあります。 毎日は苦痛かもしれませんが、一日おきとか、週3回くらいなら頑張れるかもしれませんね。 一方、英語学習のための日記といっても、一日に起きた事を何となく書き留めるだけでは、学習の効... 続きをみる
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なんだかわからないけど、 今日はやる気がおきない… なぁんて日も、たまにはありますよね。 それは英語ネイティブも同じです。 どうしてもやる気がない、 エネルギーがわいてこない そんなときに、ネイティブがよく言うのが、 I don't feel like doing anything. というフレーズ... 続きをみる
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完全に同意するわけじゃないんだけど、 「ある意味そうだね」 といいたいことってありますよね。 そんなときの英語表現として使えるのが in a sense です。 ちょっとあいまいに表現したいとき、 「ある意味ではそうだね」 というふうに部分的に同意する感じかな。 そういうときによく使う英語フレーズで... 続きをみる
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こんにちは! 今日もカナダから書いています。 「~するべき」という言い方で使えるのが 助動詞「should」ですよね。 I should clean my room. 部屋を掃除しなくっちゃ。 みたいな感じで使うことができます。 でも、このshouldを should have +動詞の完了形 とい... 続きをみる
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I've come across a game called Wordle. I don't know how widely known this game already is, but personally it's today that I came to know this. I thoug... 続きをみる
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